NOTE ON NEW SHOPS

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12609, 20 November 1926, Page 15

NOTE ON NEW SHOPS

The extent of the navy blue revival is measurable by the newly-established demand for navy kid shoes. > These are piped with black suede or with patent. Shoes of all kinds are cut appreciably higher than the sandal style, which has been the almost universal footwear for the last few months. The buckled shoe of Quaker inspuration is returning—but in a vastly improved design that ensures a close and comfortable fit about the ankle. * The Parisionne is much disgruntled by the manufacturers* insistence ©n the long, narrow shoe with pointed toe. which only the American girl (an carry off with real success. But the Parisienne wears it, because aprr-es tout la mode is—la mode. Though “fancy” skins are still very much in evidence, the dernier cri models are neither of snakeskin. nor antelope, nor zebra, hut of good plain kid, of very soft and supple texture HeoiS are high, but not tapering, being fashioned on Cuban lines. In the evening comes the antithesis of the plain kid vogue. Trimmings, strappings, jewelled insteps—all contribute to fanciful, not to say fantastic. effects'.

Don’t scour the inside of coffee pots. Wash them with hot soap suds, using a mop to dry thoroughly. Don’t pour boiling water over china packed in a pan. It will crock bv the sudden contraction and expansion. Don’t use good knives for scraping the table. A cheap knife will answer the purpose. Don’t put damp towels in the linen basket. Dry them first, or they wilt mildew.

"When, the lid of a screw-top jam bottle is hard to remove, place a hot flatiron on top for a tVw minute''. The heat will make tho lid expand, and the rest is easy.